Tears flowed freely on Saturday as grieving residents of Munga Lalau and Munga Doso communities in Karim-Lamido Local Government Area of Taraba State buried scores of villagers killed by suspected herdsmen The communities were thrown into mourning after the assailants stormed the villages around 2am on Friday. Eyewitnesses said the attackers, numbering over 50, invaded…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has released his manifesto. In the 72 page document released on Sunday, titled “It’s Possible: Our Pact with Nigerians”, Obi listed seven priority areas he would focus on, if elected president in 2023. In the manifesto, the former Anambra governor promised to move Nigeria from a…
A federal high court in Lagos has ordered, a former minister of humanitarian affairs, Sadiya Umar Farouq, to account for payments of N729 billion to 24.3 million vulnerable Nigerians. Umar Farouq was minister from 2019 to 2023 in the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. In a judgment delivered by Deinde Dipeolu on June 27, Farouq…
By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Professor Pat Utomi, a distinguished Nigerian academic, economist, and seasoned politician, has ignited a fervent national debate with the audacious establishment of a ‘shadow government’. This provocative move arrives at a critical juncture for Nigeria, a developing Commonwealth nation grappling with a perceptible decline in the vigour of its traditional opposition…
Former minister of sports, Mr. Solomon Dalung has called on the federal government to investigate the collapse of the recently installed water tank and tower in Mabudi community, Langtang South Local Government Area of Plateau state. According to Dalung, one person was killed, while three others sustained injuries in the unfortunate incident which occurred on…
The Plateau State Police Command has arrested two other medical doctors in connection with the alleged harvesting of vital human organs by suspected fake doctor, Noah Kekere. The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Alabo Alfred, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Jos. Alabo said that the suspects, alongside…
